The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

EMH Wellington, ABA Boxall, P Cross… - The Lancet infectious …, 2013 - thelancet.com
During the past 10 years, multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae have
become a substantial challenge to infection control. It has been suggested by clinicians that …

Gene flow, mobile genetic elements and the recruitment of antibiotic resistance genes into Gram-negative pathogens

HW Stokes, MR Gillings - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotics were one of the great discoveries of the 20th century. However, resistance
appeared even in the earliest years of the antibiotic era. Antibiotic resistance continues to …

Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Producing E. coli in Wildlife, yet Another Form of Environmental Pollution?

S Guenther, C Ewers, LH Wieler - Frontiers in microbiology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Wildlife is normally not exposed to clinically used antimicrobial agents but can acquire
antimicrobial resistant bacteria through contact with humans, domesticated animals and the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of wildlife (wild birds) in the global transmission of antimicrobial resistance genes

J Wang, ZB Ma, ZL Zeng, XW Yang, Y Huang… - Zoological …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent global health challenge in human and veterinary
medicine. Wild animals are not directly exposed to clinically relevant antibiotics; however …

Potential impact of antimicrobial resistance in wildlife, environment and human health

H Radhouani, N Silva, P Poeta, C Torres… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Given the significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity in antimicrobial resistance
distribution and the factors that affect its evolution, dissemination, and persistence, it is …

The Travelling Particles: Investigating microplastics as possible transport vectors for multidrug resistant E. coli in the Weser estuary (Germany)

J Song, E Jongmans-Hochschulz, N Mauder… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in aquatic environments has
been a long withstanding health concern, namely extended-spectrum beta-lactamase …

Comparable High Rates of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Birds of Prey from Germany and Mongolia

S Guenther, K Aschenbrenner, I Stamm, A Bethe… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Frequent contact with human waste and liquid manure from intensive livestock breeding,
and the increased loads of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that result, are believed to be …

Wild birds as biological indicators of environmental pollution: antimicrobial resistance patterns of Escherichia coli and enterococci isolated from common buzzards …

H Radhouani, P Poeta, A Goncalves… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - microbiologyresearch.org
A total of 36 Escherichia coli and 31 enterococci isolates were recovered from 42 common
buzzard faecal samples. The E. coli isolates showed high levels of resistance to …

Commensal gut bacteria: distribution of Enterococcus species and prevalence of Escherichia coli phylogenetic groups in animals and humans in Portugal

N Silva, G Igrejas, A Gonçalves, P Poeta - Annals of microbiology, 2012 - Springer
The gastrointestinal tract is continuously in contact with commensal bacteria that are
composed of more than 500 different species, and has an important role in human nutrition …

Dissemination of antibiotic resistant Enterococcus spp. and Escherichia coli from wild birds of Azores Archipelago

T Santos, N Silva, G Igrejas, P Rodrigues, J Micael… - Anaerobe, 2013 - Elsevier
Antibiotic-resistant is profoundly important to human and animal health, but the
environmental reservoirs of resistance determinants are poorly understood, in particular in …